45 min
Genesis: Only God Almighty can renew families. / Jeff Struecker 2 Cities Church Podcast
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Big Idea: Only God Almighty can renew families.
In the Beginning: Jacob
Genesis 35:1-15
I. Fathers, lead family repentance. 1-3
God said to Jacob, “Get up! Go to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes. We must get up and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me everywhere I have gone.”
II. Fathers, usher in family worship. 4-7
Then they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and their earrings, and Jacob hid them under the oak near Shechem. When they set out, a terror from God came over the cities around them, and they did not pursue Jacob’s sons. So Jacob and all who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan. Jacob built an altar there and called the place El-bethel because it was there that God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
III. Fathers, set your family’s path. 8-15
Deborah, the one who had nursed and raised Rebekah, died and was buried under the oak south of Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth. God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-aram, and he blessed him. God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; you will no longer be named Jacob, but your name will be Israel.” So he named him Israel. God also said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed an assembly of nations, will come from you, and kings will descend from you. I will give to you the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac. And I will give the land to your future descendants.” Then God withdrew from him at the place where he had spoken to him. Jacob set up a marker at the place where he had spoken to him—a stone marker. He poured a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
Next Steps:
Believe: I want to become part of God’s family today.
Become: Today, I surrender my lesser gods to God Almighty.
Be Sent: I will demonstrate that God is my Father this week.
Group Discussion Questions:
Did your family have regular home worship?
Was your view of God shaped by your father?
Is God Almighty confronting areas of your life right now?
Has God shown you his might recently?
Did your father impact your life’s course? If so, explain.
Do you know a father who is struggling to lead his family?
Pray that the Holy Spirit will lead fathers and families this week.
Big Idea: Only God Almighty can renew families.
In the Beginning: Jacob
Genesis 35:1-15
I. Fathers, lead family repentance. 1-3
God said to Jacob, “Get up! Go to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes. We must get up and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me everywhere I have gone.”
II. Fathers, usher in family worship. 4-7
Then they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and their earrings, and Jacob hid them under the oak near Shechem. When they set out, a terror from God came over the cities around them, and they did not pursue Jacob’s sons. So Jacob and all who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan. Jacob built an altar there and called the place El-bethel because it was there that God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
III. Fathers, set your family’s path. 8-15
Deborah, the one who had nursed and raised Rebekah, died and was buried under the oak south of Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth. God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-aram, and he blessed him. God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; you will no longer be named Jacob, but your name will be Israel.” So he named him Israel. God also said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed an assembly of nations, will come from you, and kings will descend from you. I will give to you the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac. And I will give the land to your future descendants.” Then God withdrew from him at the place where he had spoken to him. Jacob set up a marker at the place where he had spoken to him—a stone marker. He poured a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
Next Steps:
Believe: I want to become part of God’s family today.
Become: Today, I surrender my lesser gods to God Almighty.
Be Sent: I will demonstrate that God is my Father this week.
Group Discussion Questions:
Did your family have regular home worship?
Was your view of God shaped by your father?
Is God Almighty confronting areas of your life right now?
Has God shown you his might recently?
Did your father impact your life’s course? If so, explain.
Do you know a father who is struggling to lead his family?
Pray that the Holy Spirit will lead fathers and families this week.
45 min